GRE Word List

EMISSARY

one designated as the agent of another : representative

The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.

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WordMeaning
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
inditemake up
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
grudgingunwilling
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
contendto strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds